APRC Group

What APRC Group does

APRC Group is a French private commercial real estate and property development group founded in 2006 and headquartered in Lyon, France. The group operates an integrated engineering and construction platform via two main subsidiaries: APRC, which functions as a general contractor (contractant général) delivering turnkey engineering and construction services, and KSI, the real estate development and promotion arm. APRC serves enterprise clients across industrial, logistics, retail, and tertiary real estate, with logged customers including Lidl, Vente-unique.com, E.Leclerc/La Scalandes, Prologis, SEGRO, Groupe Chopard, and abrdn; operations span France, Italy, and Spain.

The group's core technology and product offering centers on BIM-enabled (Building Information Modeling) design supported by in-house multidisciplinary teams of architects, structural engineers, BIM managers, environmental and energy engineers, biodiversity specialists, construction economists, and site managers. The integrated service platform comprises four modules — Technical Studies, Financial Packaging (including BEFA and VEFA structures), Execution & Project Management, and Maintenance & Operation. APRC has delivered over 1.8 million m² of industrial, logistics, service, and retail buildings in France, with sustainability and ESG outcomes (BREEAM Excellent, BiodiverCity labels, up to 4,520 MWh annual photovoltaic output, and 95% on-site material reuse on rehabilitation projects) functioning as both a differentiator and a precondition for institutional-grade clients.

APRC's business model is anchored on project-based turnkey construction contracts with custom pricing per project scope, generating one-time contract revenue with multi-year contract durations. The group operates an enterprise direct field sales motion targeting investors, developers, and major commercial operators. Currently 220,000 m² is under construction across Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Grand Est, PACA, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with development pipelines totaling 250,000+ m² in France, 350,000+ m² in Italy, and 100,000+ m² in Spain. FY2023 revenue was approximately €200 million.

Name

APRC Group

Legal name

APRC Group

Website

https://aprc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

APRC Group, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Lyon, is a private French real estate group delivering turnkey industrial, logistics, retail, and commercial construction across France, Italy, and Spain through its APRC general contracting and KSI development subsidiaries, serving enterprise clients such as Lidl, Vente-unique.com, Prologis, SEGRO, and abrdn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Construction

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Industrial real estate construction
• Turnkey general contracting
• Logistics platform construction
• Commercial real estate development
• Sustainable building engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Contracting / Construction Services: APRC generates revenue as a general contractor (contractant général) delivering turnkey construction projects. The company charges for design, engineering, project management, and construction execution across industrial, logistics, retail, and commercial real estate sectors. Projects range from cold storage platforms to automotive showrooms to urban logistics facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APRC Group is a French real estate engineering and construction group providing turnkey design-build services for industrial, logistics, retail, and commercial buildings. Its subsidiary APRC acts as a general contractor (contractant général) managing projects from land search and feasibility through engineering, BIM modeling, construction, and delivery, while KSI handles real estate development and promotion. The group delivers sustainable, environmentally certified (BREEAM, BiodiverCity) buildings across France, Italy, and Spain.

Product overview

APRC Group is a real estate engineering and construction group offering an integrated platform of services through its complementary subsidiaries. The core offering consists of APRC (contracting general and turnkey engineering) and KSI (real estate development and promotion), supported by four service modules: Technical Studies, Financial Packaging, Execution & Project Management, and Maintenance & Operation. The group specializes in logistics, retail, industry, and tertiary building construction, serving investors, logistics operators, and retail/industrial users across France, Italy, and Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APRC - General Contracting and Turnkey Engineering Turnkey general contracting service covering design, engineering, BIM modeling, project management, and construction execution for industrial, logistics, retail, and commercial buildings; serves enterprise clients including investors, logistics operators, retail chains, and industrial companies.
• KSI - Real Estate Development and Promotion Real estate development and promotion service identifying, developing, and marketing industrial, logistics, and commercial properties; operates in France, Italy (KSI Italia), and Spain, with over 250,000 m² under development in France, 350,000 m² in Italy, and 100,000 m² in Spain.
• APRC Supply Chain, Studies and Territories Consulting and advisory service offering supply chain analysis, logistics flow studies, feasibility assessments, and territorial strategy to help clients optimize site selection and building use cases; serves logistics operators, retailers, and industrial companies evaluating new real estate projects.
• APRC Energy Energy transition service providing photovoltaic installation, energy self-sufficient building design, and energy systems optimization for new and existing buildings; serves clients seeking to meet regulatory energy requirements and reduce operational carbon footprint.
• APRC Natural Solutions Biodiversity and natural solutions service integrating urban ecology, biodiversity labels (BiodiverCity Life and BiodiverCity Performant), and ecological transition into real estate projects; serves clients requiring environmental certifications and biodiversity-positive building designs.

Quantifiable outcome

• BREEAM Excellent certification achieved on major projects including SEGRO Logistics Park and Vente-unique.com platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Le Roy LogistiquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Le Roy Logistique is the sole tenant of the 20,000+ m² logistics platform developed by KSI and sold to abrdn in Cholet. This represents the first partnership between APRC Group/KSI and Le Roy Logistique for logistics real estate.
• KSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSI is APRC Group's real estate development subsidiary (filiale de promotion et de développement immobilier). KSI develops and markets real estate assets while APRC serves as the general contractor. Together they form the group's integrated property development and construction capability, with KSI operating in France, Italy (KSI Italia), and Spain. Over 250,000 m² under development in France, 350,000 m² in Italy, and 100,000 m² in Spain.
• HT IMMOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPRC partners with HT IMMO to rehabilitate a 15,500 m² industrial site on 23,000 m² of land at Chaponost near Lyon. The project involves transforming the existing industrial facility for single-tenant industrial, production, or urban logistics use, with rehabilitation scheduled to begin in 2027 and delivery in 2028.
• JLLsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) served as commercial real estate advisor representing KSI in the transaction to sell the Cholet logistics platform to abrdn.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eiffage Construction: Large French contractor and developer active in building construction and real estate, overlapping APRC's design-build activity within a much wider group.
• Bouygues Construction: Major French construction group delivering industrial, logistics and commercial buildings among a very wide portfolio; competes on large turnkey projects but at far greater scale.
• Spie batignolles: Large French construction and civil engineering group offering design-build and general contracting across building types, overlapping APRC's core contracting but far broader in scope.
• Vinci Construction: Global construction incumbent with design-build capabilities across all building segments, an occasional competitor for large industrial/logistics builds in France.

Emerging players

• Barjane: French developer-builder of sustainable logistics and industrial platforms with strong ESG positioning, closely comparable to APRC/KSI's green logistics real estate model.
• Panhard Développement: French logistics and business-park real estate developer building and delivering warehouse assets, comparable to APRC's KSI development arm and sustainable logistics focus.

Others

• Goodman: Global logistics real estate developer and owner that commissions industrial/warehouse construction, representing both a competitor-developer and potential client type for APRC's build capabilities.
• Argan: French logistics real estate developer and REIT that designs, builds and leases warehouses; adjacent as a develop-to-own player rather than a contract builder like APRC.

Direct peers

• IDEC Group: French group combining turnkey construction and logistics/industrial real estate development, competing for the same warehouse and distribution-center projects as APRC.
• GSE (Groupe GSE): French turnkey general contractor specializing in logistics, industrial and commercial buildings with an integrated design-build-develop model, directly overlapping APRC's contractant général offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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